Euphorbiaceae
Mexican croton
Croton ciliatoglandulifer
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Croton
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Mexican croton
Synonyms
- Croton chaetodus Urb.
- Croton chaetodus var. gonavensis Urb.
- Croton ciliatoglandulosus Ortega ex Steud.
- Croton ciliatoglandulosus Ortega ex Steud.
- Croton fuertesii Urb.
- Croton penicillatus Vent.
- Croton pulcherrimus Willd. ex Schltdl.
- Oxydectes ciliatoglandulosa (Ortega) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: el_smokito el_smokito, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: castañeda leticia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.